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Commission approves $120 annual special maintenance fee after hours of public comment
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, the City Commission approved Resolution 2024-08 to assess $120 per taxable parcel (effective for 2025 taxes payable in 2026) to fund street and related infrastructure; opponents raised legal and affordability concerns and pledged petitions to put the measure before voters.
The City Commission voted to adopt Resolution 2024-08 on Sept. 16, 2024, establishing an annual special maintenance fee of $120 per taxable parcel to fund the repair and maintenance of public streets and supporting infrastructure, including curb, gutter, sidewalks and retaining walls. The resolution takes effect for 2025 taxes payable in 2026.
The measure drew an extended public hearing and debate. Residents raised legal and equity objections, citing SDCL 9-43-1.38 and arguing the fee should apply only to lots that directly abut municipal improvements. Attorney and resident Chad Brown said the statute limits the fee “to lots fronting and abutting any municipally maintained public improvements,” and asked the commission to narrow the scope. Several speakers, including Virginia (who identified herself from Mill Street) and Rose Burns, argued that many…
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